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bacchic

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Editorial note

Theater was a central Bacchic practice, and Bacchus/Dionysus is at once the height of loss of self control, and deeply cthonic.

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Quick take

Of or relating to Bacchus.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Of or relating to Bacchus.

adjective

By extension, drunken.

adjective

Alternative spelling of bacchic. [Of or relating to Bacchus.]

Definitions

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Example sentences

1

Theater was a central Bacchic practice, and Bacchus/Dionysus is at once the height of loss of self control, and deeply cthonic.

2

So, that bacchic excess (beyond such needed for blackmail)?

3

The Secret History is a great story, and teenaged me came away badly misinformed about how many Bacchic cults I was likely to encounter in college.

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How do you use bacchic in a sentence?

Theater was a central Bacchic practice, and Bacchus/Dionysus is at once the height of loss of self control, and deeply cthonic.

What does bacchic mean?

Of or relating to Bacchus.

What part of speech is bacchic?

bacchic is commonly used as adjective.